That's a tough one. The buffs fought pretty hard "but" they were in current and a lot of it. All the carp I've caught have been in calmer water. I'd probably say carp fight harder if put in the same environment side by side but I was surprised how hard the buffs pulled and made multiple runs.
No sir, further south.
#1 gamefish in England. So if you feel that you don't get enough respect put a tie on when you go fishing. Carp are awesome. Nice job!And so frustrating at the same time! Lol. Casting to literally hundreds and hundreds of fish, fish swimming past your feet and they just ignore your fly. But I finally caught "the three day run" and had a couple eat. Fly rod bucket list species checked off!
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These were buffalo man, I'm too sophisticated for common carp!
what fly you use for those?These were buffalo man, I'm too sophisticated for common carp!
And no, this was a river in the extreme southeast corner of the state.
Duracell size 12. I've since heard of a pattern called the "spawner special" that supposedly works great. Haven't he even looked into those yet. I've got a year before the fish will be back.
